Connecticut western news., 1887-02-02

The red ticket sales at W. B. Hall & Go. s in Bridgeport continue until March 1st. Read their full column announcement in addition to their regu- lar advertisement.
 The postponed sociable and oyster supper at the Warner House, last Thurs day, for the benefit of the Episcopal church organ fund was very pleasant affair and banned out net profit of S4O.1O
 A fair and supper will be given by the ladies of Christ church guild at the town hall, on Wednesday afternoon and evening, February 9th, IT the benefit of the organ fund. There will be an elaborate display of useful and fancy articles for sale. Supper will be served from 6 to 9 p. m. If stormy the fair will be continued the next evening.
 Victory 0. Beers loa ied car with tobacco at this station last Monday. He purchased the tobacco from Messrs Charles Gillette, Frederic Gillette, Chrs- ter Deming and others. The tobacco is to be sorted and paid for according to grade. which means that the growers will suddenly be raised to opulence.
 E. J. Tescott killed heifer. at his slaughter in East Canaan, which was one year and two months old. and which tipped the scales at 723 pounds dressed weight. He challenges any one to pro- duce better one of the same age in the state The heifer was fatted by l.. l.. Cartwright of East Canaan, agert for Barnum Richardson Co.,, and was of the Holstein grade.
 The death of Mark Smith at Brook field on Sunday. January 23d was caused by an overdose of morphine which he took on Friday night to induce sleep. Medical aid was summoned early Satur- day morning, soon as his condition was discovered The physician succeeded in arousing hIm several times during the day and he seemed to be improving until about two o'clock Sunday morning, when he relapsed into 8 stupor from which he never came out and died Sun day morning at ten o'clock.
 Josiah Gillette recently sold his crop of tobacco to Victory c. Beers of Cornwall Bridge. The tobacco was to be sorted and paid for according to grade at the following prices: Is, II, 6. 5, and 3 cents per pound. The whole crop weighed 2.70O pounds and averaged 6 cents per pound. It banned ont thus: IT pounds at IS cents; between 300 and 400 pounds at II cents; HOO pounds 'swhite veins" at cents and the balance at diff-rent prices. The largest and un- broken leaves all had "white veins"
 Who owns the Housatonic railroad? We'll, just at present that Is as much of 8 conundrum as "who struck Billy Pat terson?" Day before yesterday the Honsatonic company claimed to still have control but perhaps before the week IS over they may discover that they have struck oil CThe Standard Oil Company. Our exchanges contain many different stories in regard to rail- r 'ad deals and manipulations, and in all of them the HouSatonic seems to be tine b me of contention or prize to be cap- tured.
 The clergy of the Litchfeld county Archdcaconry met in Canaan on Tues day and Wednesday of last week. A missionary service was held in Christ church on Tuesday evening and stirring missionary addresses were made by the Rev Messrs H. M. Sherman of Tor rington, w. O. Cooley of Roxbury and J. A. Crockett of New Milford. On Wednesday morning there was a cele- bration of the Holy communion at 8.3O with address by Rev. W. B. Johnson of PIainville. The business meeting of the Archdeaconry and literary exercises took place at the rectory. Most of the clergy left by the early train Wednes- day to attend the funeral of the Rev. c. w. Colton at Pine Meadow.